Okavango Delta

The Eden of Africa

The Okavango Delta is the largest inland Delta system in the world. A meandering web of waterways that cover an area of some 15 000 square kilometres. The area was once part of Lake Makgadikgadi, an ancient lake that dried up more than 10 000 years ago. These days, the Okavango River has no outlet to the sea, and instead flows into the Delta, irrigating the surrounding Kalahari Desert.

Like most deserts, the Kalahari is very low on annual rainfall. But every year, the desert is irrigated by flood waters that flow into the Delta. Not only is the vegetation lush and plentiful, but wildlife also thrives in the area, creating excellent game viewing year round.

Experience True African Wilderness

Whether observing the Okavango Delta from a birds-eye view or from the midst of its glistening waterways and lush greenery, it is a sight to behold. Its tapestry of rivulets, estuaries, islands and winding game trails continually offers up new and exciting spectacles. Although it is sometimes called a ‘swamp’ – the Okavango Delta is anything but. The mysterious waters move gently from a wide and winding channel into an ever expanding network of increasingly smaller passages. These link a succession of lagoons, islands of differing sizes, open grasslands and floodplains. It is in this oasis that you will find one of the greatest wildlife concentrations in Africa.